The Olathe Fire Department Open House featuring free educational activities, demonstrations and refreshments will take place from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14 at Olathe Fire Station No. 1, 501 E. Old Hwy 56.

This FREE awareness and self-defense program for women does require pre-registration. To register, visit http://bit.ly/S61wiv. For more about the Ali Kemp Foundation and T.A.K.E. seminars, visit www.takedefense.org.

Cemetery Tour Tickets Going FastTickets are still available for the popular Fall Cemetery Tours, but they are selling quickly.

The theme for this year’s tours will be William Quantrill’s raid of Olathe on Sept. 7 1862. His band killed six men, looted Olathe businesses and damaged two Olathe newspaper offices.

Tour participants meet at Northview Elementary School, 905 N. Walker Ln. Tickets may be purchased in advance at Mahaffie, 1200 Kansas City Rd. or by calling 913-971-5111. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for children ages 5 to 11.

Library patrons for the next couple of months will start noticing improvements to the lighting at Olathe Public Library, 201 E. Park St.

Teague Electric will begin work during the overnight hours Monday, Oct. 1 to be the least destructive to patrons and staff. If it is necessary to close a section of the library during the day, staff will be able to retrieve materials for the public.

The project, funded by the library’s capital improvement fund, will be completed in eight phases. At this time, there are no plans to close the library during normal operating hours. Completion is slated for late November.

For more information, contact Library Director Emily Baker at 913-971-6880 or ebaker@olatheks.org.

Prescription Drug Disposal Offered

If you missed the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday in Olathe, don’t fret. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office partnered with the Regional Prevention Center to offer a permanent Prescription Drug Take-Back Drop Box at the county courthouse in downtown Olathe. The location at 100 N. Kansas Ave. is open 24 hours per day, seven days a week.